Original new work by local artists who either live or work in Bedford is on display in the Library’s gallery through early January.
An artists’ reception will be held in the library from 5 to 6 pm on Saturday afternoon, November 23.
Bernie Toale, the former owner of the Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, and co-owner with Joe Zina of Rugg Road Papers and Prints, Somerville MA, juried the show. Toale is currently a working artist at the Harvard Ceramics Program and sits on the Board of Trustees of Watershed Center For The Ceramic Arts, Newcastle Maine.
The following work was chosen from among the nearly 90 images submitted:
Robert Bicknell
- Afternoon Shadows, Archival pigment print
- Winter Rental, Archival pigment print
Lily Barsam-Thompson
- Stiller than Life, Acrylic
Stanislaw Slanda
- Creek, Oil on board
- Greenwood Farm, Oil on board
Sean Hagan
- Pipes #1, Digital print on watercolor paper
- Pipes #2, Acrylic on panel
Larry Sheinfeld
- Uncertainty, Photograph
Sylvia Mallory
- South End Neighbors, Acrylic
- Belles Fleurs, Acrylic
Frances Grandinetti
- Blue Bouquet, Collage
- Mixed Bouquet, Collage
Martha Brill
- Leaded Glass View, Photography
- Iron and Lace, Photography
Jane Paulson
- Winged Parabolas, Collage
- Sacred Geometry Squares, Collage
Yichen Li
- The Window Seat, Graphite on paper
Janet Powers
- Symbiosis, Oil and wax pastels
Sahil Raut
- Into the Woods, Pencil on paper
Bob Bass
- Menemsha Bight and Beyond, Archival inkjet print
Melinda Chamberlin Dietrich
- West Shore Cove, Watercolor
Jennifer Harrison
- A Day in the Woods, Watercolor
Jeremy Grossman
- Untitled 1, Oil pastel
- Untitled 2, Oil pastel
Amisha Kashyap
- Still Life 1, Acrylic
- Still Life 2, Acrylic
Maria Verrier
- Choose Your Words Before You Speak , Photography
- More Than Meets the Eye, Photography
About the Community Art Show
The Community Art Show is organized every two years by Jean Hammond, Astrid Reischutz, and Carol Rissman, members of the Bedford Free Public Library’s Art Steering Committee.